Two Rudd's Are Better Than One.
8 Episodes. Starring: Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd & Aisling Bea. Creator: Timothy Greenberg.
How can you live with yourself? How can Paul Rudd? It seems that Marvel's Ant-Man that can grow into the superhero Giant-Man at the speed that he goes sub-atomic can also grow into two. Even if he can't suit up, grow into costume coordination with his own Wasp daughter for Halloween, going as Weird Al Yankovic for the ultimate 'Amish Paradise' of a skit. Now before you start screaming 'Multiplicity' like a Michael Keaton vehicle, size this one up. Double the Rudd, double the trouble, as it all goes Will Smith in 'Gemini Man' right now for this old split screen trend brought back for the Netflix 'Fundamentals Of Caring' actor, following a best self, spa day that might not exactly result in a happy ending, depending on your perspective on whether we really need to better ourselves or no. Although Rudd doesn't need some Michael Douglas Marvel de-ageing CGI. Like Keanu Reeves he's looked 25 for about a quarter of a century now...where's his renaissance, time travel painting? Call it the age of the clone wars, but now Paul Rudd and well...Paul Rudd are sitting together as if they are about to share a plate of 'Hot Ones' like, "look at us. Hey! Look at us...who would of thought it"? Not me! You know the meme like you and the Netflix intro you refuse to skip ten seasons later. You rock it with it right now like Rudd rocked out to the Foo Fighters that time caught on someone's social media post. In this sharing age only Keanu eating his lonesome lunch on a pigeon company park bench, or giving up his Subway seat like a gentleman is more likable. There goes my hero.
'I Love You Man'. Totes McGoat's. We already know all about how Paul Rudd loves "slappin' da bass" ("A SLAP ADA BASE MAN!"), but how about how the effortlessly funny man makes every moment in each episode of his career his classic own? From asking his reflection (the man in the mirror...not the one here) if he likes his, "exquisite, erection selection", saying he's going to "PUT'S HIS DICK IN," to the most cringe tickling hilarious, quotable if you can catch your breath, die laughing scene. To a similar one where he asks 'Submarine' actor Craig Roberts in his best "you sound like you're from London," British accent if he'd like "a lil' BITE OF THE JAMES!" To every 'How Did You Know' post-breakup, drunk, lamp shade karaoke, soul song to 'Friends' air-piano playing accompaniment (a true pianist doesn't need a real one) in-between. The 'This Is 40', 'Year Old Virgin', 'Knocked Up', 'Role Model', who doesn't seem to have aged from his 'Clueless' and 'Romeo + Juliet' astronaut days and he's still Neil Armstrong out of this world. So much so sometimes in a Marvel movie world where A-list Oscar talents go to Academy die, but blockbuster thrive, you forget he's still not only an Avenger but a member of Will Ferrell's, Ron Burgundy Channel 6 'Anchorman' news team assembling like they were at the other end of the bar the whole time. Yet the "Bigfoot dick", "used diaper full of Indian food", Sex Panther still growls like two test runs, or his hilarious, massive champagne bottle cameo running and crying in 'This Is The End'. We just can't believe 'Ant-Man and The Wasp' Yankovic left out his Chewbacca in the fan purr. At least we have his proton power in 'Ghostbusters 2020'. But 'Give It To Me Baby', you can add Rudd dancing to Rick James to his classic comedy canon b####!
Two to tango, don't forget Irish actress Aisling Bea in this two heads comedy dancing with her beau too to a sweet soundtrack. It's not all ruddy well about Paul. She's with him...and him every step of the way. The 'Cardinal Burns' actress and comedian with her own 15 minutes of stand-up fame Netflix special you need to stream like yesterday. There is no plan Bea for the 'This Way Up' Channel 4 writer who now has an even bigger, worldwide, every home platform to showcase her terrific talents. Just like her perfect, comedic timing in-front of a credenza like column we feel was inspiringly improvised to hilarious effect. But it's not just the comedy, but the tragedy of the situation brought to dramatic effect and no one bests Bea in this department. As Aisling deals with her socially ailing husband and his better self clone as his true better half with a one of a kind, in a million performance that could never be clone, duplicated. But in the dynamic developed show from 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' producer, Peabody and Emmy winner Timothy Greenberg, there's a new star we want to talk to you about (and we aren't talking about that classic cameo)...and his name's Paul Rudd. But seriously though the 'Dinner For Schmucks' and 'Our Idiot Brother' actor feels like a completely different person in 'Yourself'. From the first forest scene where he wakes up, Saran wrapped, buried alive like your worst nightmare. Which bag over the head, impossible breathe, even harder to rip open really on the surface doesn't really look like actual acting (of it is WOW...if it's not, hand him his Emmy already). To a multiple reflection mirror moment of bruised, broken, burdened, evoking emotion of defeated and then defiant turning points. Paul Rudd yet again in awkward situ, classic 'Curb' cringe comedy moments of enthusiasm, shows behind the smiling faces, he has the real acting expression too. I'd like to bring to your attention multiple scenes in multiple movies that highlight this already. But how about one we've all seen in 'Endgame'? Where Scott Lang awake from the Quantum Realm with everyone else Thanos dusted searches for his young daughter to not only thank God find her alive and well, but as a teenage, young woman. The look on his face still gives me chills (only a real father could act like this...and I ain't even one) and beats any acting in a movie full of thespians playing costume theatre, like Shakespeare in the park, 'till they love you 3000. Rudd and Bea like a 'Maniac' Emma Stone and Jonah Hill bring that outstanding offbeat humour to this offbeat outstanding, two sides of the same coin dramedy that twists and turns seamlessly, yet goes completely to the places you don't expect to see coming in a time of predictability, with results that will leave you crying. And with maybe room in this two men and an Irish lady situation comedy for a second season. We could more than live with that. Yourself? Because in 'Living With Yourself', like living with that reality, it turns out your own worst enemy...is still yourself. TIM DAVID HARVEY
Further Filming: 'Gemini Man', 'Multiplicity', 'The Fundamentals Of Caring'.
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